News / US cadets to set sail again following Maersk rape case allegations

US Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) cadets are going back to sea following the suspension of the ’sea year’ programme during which a trainee was said to have been sexually assaulted while on a Maersk ship for work experience.

During the suspension period, the US Department of Transportation and USMMA developed a new two-part plan, the Every Mariner Builds a Respectful Culture (EMBARC) programme, which seeks to protect cadets by increasing crew training and prohibitis cadets and crew from visiting each other’s ...